Johann Conrad Eisenhut

Johann Conrad Eisenhut (born July 17, 1843 in Herisau ; † March 15, 1916 in the same place ; resident in Gais and Herisau) was a Swiss entrepreneur , cantonal councilor , government councilor and national councilor from the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden .

Life

Johann Conrad Eisenhut was a son of Johann Konrad Eisenhut, owner of an iron shop in Herisau, and Anna Katharina Alder. He was a stepson of Johann Jacob Diem, community Captain and Web fabrikanten in Herisau. In 1868 he married Hermine Gähler, daughter of Johannes Gähler, clerk . After attending the Zellweger Institute in Gais and the weaving school in Elberfeld (today Wuppertal ) from 1862 to 1864, Eisenhut took over the stepfather's business. Until 1877 he ran it in partnership with Heinrich Suhner. He set up an iron yarn weaving mill . He expanded this into overseas export business . In 1915 he gave it up.

From 1875 to 1883 he was a member of the Herisau municipal council . From 1880 to 1883 he served as mayor. From 1878 to 1894 and from 1896 to 1905 he was a member of the Ausserrhoder Cantonal Council. In the years 1884 and 1885 and from 1892 to 1897 he held the office of chief judge. From 1885 to 1892, he was the state treasurer as a councilor. From 1893 to 1908 he served as a free-thinking national councilor. From 1879 to 1894 he was a member of the cantonal bank administration , which he chaired from 1885 to 1894. From 1880 to 1887 he was Vice President of the Appenzell Charitable Society . From 1881 to 1899 he was a member of the Evangelical Synod of Ausserrhoden. From 1883 to 1887 he was President of the Extra-Rhodian People's Association, the predecessor of the Free Democratic Party (FDP).

literature

• * Erich Gruner and Karl Frei: The Swiss Federal Assembly 1848–1920. Volume 1. Bern: Francke 1966, p. 511.
• Thomas Fuchs: History of the Herisau community. Herisau: Appenzeller Verlag 1999, p. 204, p. 206 and p. 265.

Web links

• Thomas Fuchs: Johann Conrad Eisenhut. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . August 30, 2004 , accessed August 11, 2020 .
• Johann Conrad Eisenhut on the website of the Federal Assembly

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